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CICLO SEDIMENTARIO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-04-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Geology
- Hydrology and Hydrography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cyclothem
1, record 1, English, cyclothem
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A succession of strata deposited during a single cycle of deposition. 2, record 1, English, - cyclothem
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Each succession of ... lithologies, called a cyclothem, consists of a series of marine and nonmarine rock units that record a complete cycle of marine invasion and retreat. Geologists have determined, after extensive studies of the Pennsylvanian strata in the Midwest, that an "ideally" complete cyclothem consists of ten sedimentary units. 3, record 1, English, - cyclothem
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Géologie
- Hydrologie et hydrographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cyclothème
1, record 1, French, cycloth%C3%A8me
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ensemble de couches dont la réapparition régulière forme un cycle sédimentaire. 2, record 1, French, - cycloth%C3%A8me
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Séquence représentative de cyclothèmes à granodécroissance ascendante formés dans un milieu fluvial. Une plus forte oxydation [...] et plus grande abondance de nodules de caliche apparaissent dans les parties supérieures des cyclothèmes. 3, record 1, French, - cycloth%C3%A8me
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Geología
- Hidrología e hidrografía
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclotema
1, record 1, Spanish, ciclotema
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ciclo sedimentario de orden menor que suele incluir sedimentos marinos y continentales, intercalándose entre estos últimos capas de carbón. 1, record 1, Spanish, - ciclotema
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Oceanography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cycle of sedimentation
1, record 2, English, cycle%20of%20sedimentation
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sedimentary cycle 2, record 2, English, sedimentary%20cycle
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A series of related processes and conditions appearing repeatedly in the same sequence in a sedimentary deposit. 1, record 2, English, - cycle%20of%20sedimentation
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The sediments deposited from the beginning of one cycle to the beginning of a second cycle of the spread of the sea over a land area, consisting of the original land sediments, followed by those deposited by shallow water, then deep water, and then the reverse process of the receding water. 1, record 2, English, - cycle%20of%20sedimentation
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Océanographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- cycle sédimentaire
1, record 2, French, cycle%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Période de sédimentation marine qui, dans une région déterminée, est encadrée par deux régressions. 2, record 2, French, - cycle%20s%C3%A9dimentaire
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Oceanografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- ciclo sedimentario
1, record 2, Spanish, ciclo%20sedimentario
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Secuencia de sedimentos que comprende los depósitos correspondientes a una transgresión marina y a la regresión sucesiva. 1, record 2, Spanish, - ciclo%20sedimentario
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